Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 36
Award Deadline:
Jan 31, 2026
Cherokee Nation Foundation offers a diverse range of scholarships to help reverse the trend of rising student debt. The annual application period opens November 1 and closes January 31. Award announcements are made each spring. Applications must be completed by the student and submitted before the deadline. Please be sure to review the Scholarship Policy for additional details.
Students may receive up to two CNF scholarships per academic year. This does not include opportunities offered by Cherokee Nation. All opportunities are reserved for Cherokee Nation citizens, unless otherwise noted in the description.
Current Scholarship Opportunities
- Anna Belle Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
- Audie Baker Memorial Scholarship
- Barbara Jean Dyer Scholarship
- Bill Rabbit Legacy Art Scholarship
- Brent & Janees Taylor RSU Business Scholarship
- Champion At Large Scholarship
- Charles Alan Beauchamp Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Businesses Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Leadership Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Leadership Scholarship
- Cherokee Nation/Tribal Council At-Large Scholarship
- Cherokee Phoenix Continuing the Legacy Scholarship
- Clarkson Family Scholarship
- Donald J. & Mary H. Matuszak Scholarship
- Frankie Hargis Scholarship
- Gary, Ryan and Agalisiga Helping Hand Scholarship
- Harold Jiggs Phillips Scholarship
- Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club Scholarship
- Jack Forrest Scholarship
- James R. Upton Memorial Scholarship
- Kenneth Comer Scholarship
- Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Margaret Raymond Scholarship
- Martha (Marti) Aleshire Farrington Scholarship
- Oklahoma State University/Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship
- Pathology Laboratory Associates Scholarship
- Peruzzi Family Scholarship
- Rudisill Scholarship
- Senior Master Sergeant Texie C. Taylor, USAF Memorial Scholarship
- Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
- Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship
- Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- University of Tulsa/Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship
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Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 36
Award Deadline: Jan 31, 2026